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Oncology & Cancer
Disrupting Asxl1 gene prevents T-cell exhaustion to improve immunotherapy, researchers discover
Immunotherapy, using a patient's own immune system to treat disease, has shown promise in some patients with cancer but has not worked in most. New research from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and colleagues has found ...
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Natural killer cells that live in the lungs can rapidly respond to a sugar rush, making them especially effective
Trinity College Dublin researchers based at St James's Hospital have provided important insights into the behavior and metabolic function of a previously largely unknown but crucial natural killer (NK) immune cell resident ...
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Study shows new drug suppresses systemic inflammatory response syndrome resulting from bypass surgery
Cytokines are regulatory proteins involved in cell proliferation, differentiation, inflammation, and hematopoiesis. An excessive immune response triggered by external viruses can lead to a severe immune reaction known as ...
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How your skin tone could affect how well your medication works
Skin pigmentation may act as a "sponge" for some medications, potentially influencing the speed with which active drugs reach their intended targets, a pair of scientists report in a perspective article published in the journal ...
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Magnetically regulated gene therapy tech offers precise brain-circuit control
A new technology enables the control of specific brain circuits non-invasively with magnetic fields, according to a preclinical study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, The Rockefeller University and the Icahn School ...
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Vaccine uptake influenced by politics and socioeconomics, study finds
COVID-19 vaccination rates have varied significantly based on partisanship and socioeconomic factors, with Democrats getting vaccinated faster and at higher percentages than Republicans and Independents.
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Bilingualism may make the brain more efficient, especially when learned at a young age
Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to build connections within itself, adapting to the surrounding environment. The brain is most plastic in childhood, forming new pathways in reaction to stimuli such as language.
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Study finds our attention shifts influenced by rewards, not habits
The mobile phone is often blamed for drowning us in information and stealing our attention. But it is rather our inner reward system that our phones and tech companies utilize, shows new research from the University of Copenhagen.
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Age is just a number: New study shows older adults' decision strategies are just as complex as younger adults
As we navigate through life, the way we manage our money and make financial decisions naturally changes. Previous research has shown that when making financial decisions, older adults are sometimes more willing to take risks ...
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New study challenges longstanding assumption about the cause of the genome's most common mutation
A Ludwig Cancer Research study has punctured a longstanding assumption about the source of the most common type of DNA mutation seen in the genome—one that contributes to many genetic diseases, including cancer.
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Team develops new device to identify biomarkers of breastfeeding complications
A team of researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst has created a new sensor to detect sodium ions in breast milk, a biomarker of elevated mammary permeability, a hallmark of subclinical mastitis that may ...
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Study finds rise in emergency visits for pregnancy hypertension
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, the second leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide, may be sending a significantly higher number of pregnant people to the emergency department.
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New structural variant detection tool could significantly advance genomic analysis and precision medicine
A team of Vanderbilt researchers has developed a novel tool in the detection and analysis of structural variants (SVs) in human genomes that could potentially transform genomic analysis and precision medicine. The research ...
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Large-scale study identifies prostate cancer genetic risk factors in a diverse group of African men
Researchers have identified the genetic risk factors that contribute to prostate cancer in a diverse group of African men. Although research and treatment are scant, this first large-scale African genomics study could signal ...
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Computer simulation mimics how the brain grows neurons, paving the way for future disease treatments
A new computer simulation of how our brains develop and grow neurons has been built by scientists from the University of Surrey. Along with improving our understanding of how the brain works, researchers hope that the models ...
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Faulty 'fight or flight' response drives deadly C. difficile infections, research reveals
The portion of our nervous systems responsible for the "fight or flight" response can shape the severity of potentially deadly C. difficile infections, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals.
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New techniques shed light on how the brain's landscapers prune unnecessary synapses
Imagine yourself sometime in the far future aboard a routine rocket to Mars. Someone just spilled their drink. Without gravity, it collects in floating blobs that ripple right before your eyes. Now freeze.
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Researchers find high school IQ predicts drinking habits
A person's IQ during high school is predictive of alcohol consumption later in life, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers published in Alcohol and Alcoholism. Participants with higher IQ levels ...
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Living in a redlined neighborhood in 1940 was a risk factor for premature death, and the disparity persists today
People living in redlined neighborhoods in 1940 didn't live as long as those living in neighborhoods with access to credit and home loans, according to a new paper by researchers at the University at Buffalo and Texas A&M ...
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Inducing a gene that informs cell signaling could halt diabetic kidney disease, study shows
New research by Stony Brook Medicine nephrology specialists that centers on targeting key cellular signaling between two types of kidney cells, and inducing a certain gene within those processes, may help prevent or reduce ...
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